Network & Email · page 9

Plans root and secondary bridge priorities per VLAN instance.

Tables hello, forward delay, and max age defaults with tuning limits.

Explains root, designated, alternate, and backup port roles.

Maps VLANs onto MST instances and regions in a table.

Plans portfast and bpduguard coverage per port class.

References load-balancing hashing inputs and when each fits.

Plans system and port priorities for deterministic member selection.

Plans peer-link bandwidth and member mapping for MLAG pairs.

Builds a switch and stack port allocation grid from device requirements.

Renders standardized interface descriptions from site and circuit templates.

Plans sticky MAC limits and violation actions per port class.

Plans storm-control levels per port class with action choices.

Plans DAI trust edges and rate limits per access VLAN.

Plans IP source guard bindings and fallback per access port.

Plans supplicant, MAB, and fallback modes per port role.

Converts bandwidth into 64-byte packets per second for switch sizing.

Plans CoPP classes and rate limits for management traffic.

Builds management-plane ACL lines restricting SSH, SNMP, and NTP sources.

Sums splice, connector, and fiber attenuation into a power margin verdict.

Checks each horizontal run against the 90 meter channel budget.

Explains wiremap, length, NEXT, and return-loss lines from tester output.

Compares wiring orders with straight-through and crossover notes.

Generates port labels from panel, row, and rack position inputs.

Assigns jacket color codes per purpose and floor with a legend.